At the International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) in Atlanta, ABB was attracting attention by running a steady stream of water over one of the drives in its booth. The ACS580 UL Type 4X drive can handle extreme rain and washdown situations, along with heat, cold, salt spray, dust, and humidity. This makes it a good fit not only for the poultry farming and processing that IPPE is known for, but any kind of food and beverage applications facing washdown, splashing, and exposure to common sanitizers.
The ACS580 variable-frequency drive has optional integrated lockable UL98 line disconnect and fuses.ABBIt is not uncommon for a drive to be made to work in a washdown area, however. What is uncommon is for that drive to have an optional disconnect that eliminates the need for a separate fuse box, explains Adam Bainbridge, product manager for machinery drives at ABB. “Instead of having to install a drive and then still wire everything back to the cabinet or still wire a separate fuse box right next to it, it’s all built into one,” he explains. “In the past, you might have a drive that could handle a washdown, but then you’ve got to worry about a fuse box that can also handle it. Or you would have to go back to some other control cabinet. This eliminates all of that.”
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The ACS580 variable-frequency drive has optional integrated lockable UL98 line disconnect and fuses.ABB
